Draft-rigging for railway-cars



(No Model.)

W. STEPHAN. v DRAFT RIGGING FOR RAILWAY CARS.

Patents d June 18, 1895.

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\VILLIAM STEPHAN, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

DRAFT-RlGGlNG FOR RAl LWAY-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,129, dated June 18,1895.

Application filed April 18, 1895. Serial No- 546183. (No model.)

To all whom, iv' 11mg concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM STEPHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Fort WVayne, county of Allen, State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft-Rigging forRailway-Oars, of which the following specification is a true and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part thereof.

Myinvention relates to the draft rigging of railway cars, andparticularly to the varieties of draft rigging usually employed inconnection with freight cars, and my object is to provide a device atonce simple and efficient for securing the draw bar in position and inproper relative combination with the springs.

My invention consists in devices by which a gib is detachably secured inplace between the tail straps of the draw-bar.

My improved mechanism will be best understood as explained in connectionwith the drawings in which it is illustrated, and in which Figure l is acentral longitudinal vertical section through the bottom timbers of thecar and the draft-rigging situated on the under side thereof, thesection being taken, for instance, on the line p p of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 isa plan view of the draft rigging viewed from below. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section through the rear gib and the tail-straps of thedraw-bar, said view being taken, for instance, on the line'y y of Fig. 5and showing the locking-pin in position. Fig. 4. is a cross-sectionthrough the gib on the line w w of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a longitudinalsection through the gib on the line 0 o of Fig. 1, and Fig. (its aperspective view of the locking-pin.

A indicates a central longitudinal sill of the car. It is cut away asshown to afford shoulders A and A for the stationary members E and E ofthe draft rigging. These stationary members or fixed abutments are alsosecured in place by bolts 0' passing through timbers B B which arebolted to the main timbers of the car framing by bolts 0 O, 850., B B,&c., indicating transverse irons extending from one timber B to theother, and the said timbers B being also slotted at B B to receive theside edges of the stationary members or abutments E and E.

F and F are followers having flanges f which normally rest against theopposite faces of the abutments E and E, and between which aresecuredthe draw bar springs indi: cated at H. The body portionsf of thefollowers pass through holes e of the ahutments and rest in contact withfixed portions of the draw bar or its attachments. Thus the follower Fis in contact with the gib K and the follower F with the rear of thedraw bar proper I. These followers are made in the form of hollowcylinders, the perforations through them being indicated at f and thepipe section G extends across from one perforation to the other servingto hold the springs in position between the two followers.

1 indicates the draw bar proper and its inner end is preferably madewith shoulders I both on top and below.

J J indicate thetail straps which are provided with hooked ends J toengage the shoulders I of the draw bar and are further secured to it bybolts as indicated'at H. The upper tail strap extends back from the drawbar proper through slots e in the abntments E and E, the lower tailstrap lyingbeneath the abutments and between them and the transverseirons D D, &c. The rear ends of the tail straps are provided with pinholes J 2 each'having a slotted extension J extending out from the hole.

' K-indicates the gib which is secured between the rear ends of the twotail straps and by which the'draw bar is secured in position and inoperative relation with the followers and springs. As shown this gib isprovided with ribs K K both on top and bottom between which the two tailstraps lie, and in the top of each rib is formed a transverse slot K toserve as a keyway for the purpose hereinafter described. The gib isformed with a pin-hole K and adjacent slot K adapted to register withpin holes and slots in the tail straps, and its front portion K rests incontact with the rearward extension of the follower F as shown in Fig.1.

L is the locking pin which is provided with a laterally extending lug Lat the top and preferably with a key slot L at the bottom.

The drawbar and its tail straps being brought to the position shown inFig. 1 the gib K is slipped between the rear ends of the tail straps andbrought to the position where its perforation will register with theperforation in the straps. The pin L is then thrust upward through thelower strap, through the v 5 gib and through the upper strap, the lug Lkey slot in the pin, its two ends engaging the key slots in the gibwhich efiectually prevent it from turning with the pin, and a ring orother convenient fastening device N is inserted through a hole M in thekey to secure it in place. In this way a device at once simple, strongand efficient is provided for securing the draw bar in operativeposition,

and obviously'it can be both readily removed and inserted.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a draft riggingfor cars the combination of two tail straps securedto the draw-bar at their front ends and having holes J with a gibadapted to lie between the rear'ends of the tail straps and to engagethe same to prevent twisting of the gib, a pin L having a lug L at itstop adapted to pass through the slotted holes in the straps and to lockon the upper strap by turning the pin, said pin serving as an abutmentto the gib and meansfor locking'the lower end of the pin on the lowerstrap.

2. In a draft rigging for-cars the combination of two-tail strapssecured to the draw-bar at their front ends and having holes J 2 withslotted extensions J at their rear ends with a gib adapted to liebetween the rear ends of the tailstrapsand to engage the same topreslotted extensions J at their rear ends with vent twisting of thegib, a pin L having alug i L at its top adapted to pass through theslotted holes in the straps and to lock on the upper strap by turningthe pin, said pin serving as an abutment to the gib and having, a 59 keyslot L at its bottom and a key as M adapted to pass through said keyslot and below the lower strap.

- 3. In a draft rigging for cars the combina tion of two tail strapssecured to the draw bar at their front ends and having holes J withslotted extensions J at their rear ends with a gib K having ribs Kbetween which the straps pass, and a perforation K with slot K adaptedto register with the perforations and 6a slots in the straps, a pin Lhavinga lug L at its top and means for locking the pin in place to holdthe gib in position.

4. In a draft rigging for cars the combination of two tail strapssecured to the draw bar j at their front ends and having holes J withslotted extensions J at their rear ends with a gib K having ribs Kbetween which the straps pass, key slots K on its lower end, and aperforation K with slot K adapted to reg ister with the perforations andslots in the straps, a pin L having a lug L' at its top and means forlocking the :pin in .place to hold the gib in position. I

5. In a draft rigging for cars the combiua 15 1 tion of two tail strapssecured to thedraw-barat their front ends'and having holes J withslotted extensions J at their rear ends with a gib K having ribs Kbetween which the straps pass, and a perforation Kwith slot K 8o 7adapted to register with the perforations and slots in the straps a pinL 'havinga. lug L'at its top and key slot L at its bottom and a. key Madapted to pass through the-key slots K and L and lock the pin inposition.

WM. .STEPHAN.

Vitn esses:

MARTIN FKOESTER, HENRY W. MEYER.

